- Delta Aircraft Collide at Chicago's O'Hare[Jul. 31, 2011]
Two Delta Air Lines Inc. (DAL) planes collided on the taxiway at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport yesterday, the fourth incident in four months involving the carrier's aircraft.
- Passengers Safe After Guyana Plane Crash[Jul. 30, 2011]
The 157 passengers and six crew members aboard a Caribbean Airlines plane were safe after it crashed at the airport in Georgetown, Guyana, Saturday morning, the government said.
- Emirates' Double-Decker to Serve Rome[Jul. 30, 2011]
Emirates, one of the fastest growing airlines in the world, has announced that the historic capital city of Rome will be the next destination slated for its flagship A380 aircraft. The daily A380 service will start December 1, 2011.
- Lufthansa Cuts Winter Timetable as Fuel Costs Soar[Jul. 28, 2011]
Lufthansa joined other airlines in reporting results battered by high fuel costs, and said capacity would not grow as quickly as previously planned over the winter.
- Strikes Loom Air France amid Vacation Season Surge[Jul. 28, 2011]
A strike by maintenance staff and pilots might affect the flights of Air France from Friday to Monday, the European carrier said on Thursday, warning passengers of possible cancellations during the weekend.
- Indonesia's Ministry to Help Settle Dispute Between Pilots and Airline[Jul. 28, 2011]
Indonesian State-owned Enterprises Mustafa Abubakar said on Thursday that that his ministry and the Transport Ministry would like to facilitate the talks between the pilots of leading carrier Garuda airline and the management.
- Sick Calls Cancel Six More Continental Flights[Jul. 28, 2011]
United Continental Holdings Inc., which is embroiled in contentious contract negotiations with pilots employed by its United and Continental subsidiaries, said six more Continental flights were cancelled Thursday following "abnormally high" pilot sick calls. On Wednesday, the parent company scrubbed 24 Continental flights for the same reason, a spokeswoman said.
- Qantas Passengers Sleep in Hong Kong Airport After Wing Problem[Jul. 29, 2011]
A technical fault with a type of wing flap on a Qantas jumbo left 341 passengers stranded in Hong Kong airport for almost 15 hours overnight after the airline was unable to find accommodation for them.
- Airlines Globally Post Weak Earnings[Jul. 29, 2011]
Lackluster earnings results reported by airlines worldwide demonstrate how difficult the operating environment for the industry was in the first half of 2011. In Europe, Lufthansa Group posted a net loss of EUR206 million (US$297.9 million) for the first six months of 2011, widened from a net deficit of EUR104 million in the prior-year period, while Air France-KLM reported a net loss of EUR197 million for its fiscal first quarter ended June 30, reversed from a EUR736 million profit in the prior-year period.
- Fuel Slashes Singapore Air's Q1 Net; Significant Challenges Ahead[Jul. 28, 2011]
Singapore Airlines said on Thursday it faced significant challenges as soaring jet fuel prices slashed first quarter profit by a worse than expected 82 percent from a year ago and economic uncertainties plagued key markets.